The US embassy here believed that President Bharrat Jagdeo’s motivation for moving to protect the rainforest was “not preservation for preservation’s sake” but that Guyana may ultimately offer its forests to the highest bidder.
Back in November 2006, speaking at his return from an investment promotion conference in London, Jagdeo said that he intended to work with then British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others to explore the potential use of Guyana’s rainforest
